Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nares Colonization at Hospital Admission and Its Effect on Subsequent MRSA Infection

A. Davis, Kimberly; J. Stewart, John; Crouch, Hutokshi; Elisa Flórez, Carmen; R. Hospenthal, Duane

doi:10.1086/422997

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nares Colonization at Hospital Admission and Its Effect on Subsequent MRSA Infection

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Sep 12, 2004

Authors:

Kimberly A. Davis

John J. Stewart

Hutokshi Crouch

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been described as a risk factor for subsequent MRSA infection. MRSA is an important nosocomial pathogen but has currently been reported in patients without typical risk factors for nosocomial acquisitio...

Subject

Colonization

Medicine

Staphylococcus aureus

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